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Major Chords

To form a major chord you use the root, third and fifth of the major
scale.
Let’s take a look at major chords in all keys as well as the notes they
consist of.

C major – C E G
C# major – C# E# G#
D major – D F# A
Eb major – Eb G Bb
E major – E G# B
F major – F A C
F# major – F# A# C#
G major – G B D
Ab major – Ab C Eb
A major – A C# E
Bb major – Bb D F
B major – B D# F#

Minor Chords

To form a minor chord you use the root, flat third and fifth of the major
scale.
Here’s a list of minor chords in al keys and the notes they consist of.

C minor – C Eb G
C# minor – C# E G#
D minor – D F A
Eb minor – Eb Gb Bb
E minor – E G B
F minor – F Ab C
F# minor – F# A C#
G minor – G Bb D
Ab minor – Ab Cb(B) Eb
A minor – A C E
Bb minor – Bb Db F
B minor – B D F#

Dominant 7th Chords

Dominant seventh chords are formed by combining the root, 3rd, 5th and
flat 7th of the scale. Let’s take a look at this type of chord in all
keys.

C dominant seventh – C E G Bb
C# dominant seventh – C# E#(F) G# B
D dominant seventh – D F# A C
Eb dominant seventh – Eb G Bb Db
E dominant seventh – E G# B D
F dominant seventh – F A C Eb
F# dominant seventh – F# A# C# E
G dominant seventh – G B D F
Ab dominant seventh – Ab C Eb Gb
A dominant seventh – A C# E G
Bb dominant seventh – Bb D F Ab
B dominant seventh – B D# F# A
Minor 7th Chords

Min 7th chords are formed by combining the root, flat third, fifth and
flat 7th of the major scale.
Here is a list of minor chords in all keys and the notes they are made up
of.

C minor seventh – C Eb G Bb
C# minor seventh – C# E G# B
D minor seventh – D F A C
Eb minor seventh – Eb Gb Bb Db
E minor seventh – E G B D
F minor seventh – F Ab C Eb
F# minor seventh – F# A C# E
G minor seventh – G Bb D F
Ab minor seventh – Ab Cb(B) Eb Gb
A minor seventh – A C E G
Bb minor seventh – Bb Db F Ab
B minor seventh – B D F# A

Major 7th Chords

Major seventh chords are formed by combining the root, 3rd, 5th and maj.
7th of the scale.
Here’s a list of major 7th chords in all keys and the notes they consist
of.

C major seventh – C E G B
C# major seventh – C# E#(F) G# B#(C)
D major seventh – D F# A C#
Eb major seventh – Eb G Bb D
E major seventh – E G# B D#
F major seventh – F A C E
F# major seventh – F# A# C# E#(F)
G major seventh – G B D F#
Ab major seventh – Ab C Eb G
A major seventh – A C# E G#
Bb major seventh – Bb D F A
B major seventh – B D# F# A#

Diminished Chords

They are formed by combining the root, flat third and flat fifth of the
major scale.
Here’s a list of diminished chords in all keys and their notes.

C diminished – C Eb Gb
C# diminished – C# E G
D diminished – D F Ab
Eb diminished – Eb Gb Bbb(A)
E diminished – E G Bb
F diminished – F Ab Cb(B)
F# diminished – F# A C
G diminished – G Bb Db
Ab diminished – Ab Cb Ebb(D)
A diminished – A C Eb
Bb diminished – Bb Db Fb(E)
B diminished – B D F
Minor Seventh Flat Five Chords

To form this chord, combine the root, flat 3rd, flat fifth and flat
seventh of the major scale.

C minor seventh flat five – C Eb Gb Bb


C# minor seventh flat five – C# E G B
D minor seventh flat five – D F Ab C
Eb minor seventh flat five – Eb Gb Bbb(A) Db
E minor seventh flat five – E G Bb D
F minor seventh flat five – F Ab Cb(B) Eb
F# minor seventh flat five – F# A C E
G minor seventh flat five – G Bb Db F
Ab minor seventh flat five – Ab Cb Ebb(D) Gb
A minor seventh flat five – A C Eb G
Bb minor seventh flat five – Bb Db Fb(E) Ab
B minor seventh flat five – B D F A

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